By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL’S Jason McCahill says he’s still in shock after being crowned TG4’s Glór Tíre Country Music Champion of 2024. Well-known for performing around local pubs, the Ramelton man has now made his name on the national stage following his magnificent performance in Connemara on Tuesday night. Advertisement Applying for the competition on […]
ALL ABOARD! Letterkenny Reunion is making a welcome return
By Paddy Walsh It’s been a three yearly feature on the local calendar ever since a couple of local lads came up with the idea after meeting up on Letterkenny’s Main Street one day back in 1991. Not quite every three years because as it did with so many events, the Covid pandemic forced the […]
Boy awarded €10,000 after suffering burn to arm
A young Donegal boy has been awarded €10,000 after suffering a severe burn during an incident involving a gas heater. The boy and his family were on holiday in France at a Eurocamp in Brittany on June 17, 2018 when the incident took place. He was just under two years of age when he hit […]
Donegal Airport allocated €1.299 million
Donegal Airport has been allocated €1.299 million to support capital investment in safety and security.
Blaney insists poster is for public meeting
By Kate Heaney Fianna Fáil Senator Niall Blaney is insisting that posters erected this week are not ‘election posters’ but are instead advertising a public meeting in Letterkenny. Posters for a meeting in the Silver Tassie Hotel on May 6 went up around the northern end of the county over the last few days. Advertisement […]
Traffic delays expected following collision in Letterkenny
GARDAÍ and emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision on the Port Road in Letterkenny. No injuries have been reported at this time. The road remains open.
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus brings Donegal fisherwoman to Strasbourg
Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands North West, Chris MacManus is hosting 14 year old fisherwoman Muireann Kavanagh and her family in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today where she will continue her campaign for fair treatment for Irish fishing communities. MEP MacManus said today is an important opportunity to ensure that Irish fishing communities’ voices are […]
Woman who died in yesterday’s fatal collision in Falcarragh is named
By Dionne Meehan A WOMAN who was killed in a single vehicle road traffic collision in Falcarragh yesterday has been named locally as Keyna Barrett. Ms Barrett was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment following a collision on the N56, Ballina Road, in Falcarragh at approximately 1.30pm. Advertisement She was later pronounced deceased. Ms […]
Ramelton’s Jason McCahill wins Grand Final of Glór Tíre
By Dionne Meehan RAMELTON’s Jason McCahill has been crowned Ireland’s Glór Tíre Country Music Champion of 2024. Known for being the “cheeky chappie” of this year’s competition, Glór Tíre took to social media tonight to announce him as the winner. Advertisement Tonight’s competition was judged by RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta’s Jó Ní Chéide and Caitriona […]
Woman in her 80s dies following fatal collision in Falcarragh
Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision in Falcarragh. The collision occurred at approximately 1.30pm this afternoon on the N56, Ballina Road, at Falcarragh. Advertisement The driver and sole occupant of the car involved, a female in her 80s, was taken to hospital for the treatment of […]